Caroline Faye Diop
Senegalese politician
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| Intro | Senegalese politician | ||
| Places | Senegal | ||
| was | Politician | ||
| Work field | Politics | ||
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| Birth | 11 July 1923, Foundiougne | ||
| Death | 29 July 1992Dakar, Dakar Department, Dakar, Senegal (aged 69 years) | ||
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Caroline Faye Diop (born 11 July 1923 at Foundiougne, died 28 July 1992 at Dakar) was a Senegalese politician. She was elected the first female deputy to the National Assembly of Senegal in 1963 and was later a cabinet minister under President Abdou Diouf. She was married to Demba Diop, the Minister of Youth and Sport under president Léopold Sédar Senghor. Her father (Diène Faye) was a Serer of Joal.